Polyglot Dictionary

rebeco

/reˈβeko/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los rebecos

Meaning

  1. chamois

    • El rebeco trepa por las rocas.

      The chamois climbs the rocks.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

gamuza

rebeco is the regional, technical term for the alpine chamois, used especially in Spain's Pyrenees; gamuza is more general, and also means the suede cloth made from chamois leather.

Similar in other languages

German

Gämse

Gämse is the German word for the same thing — both mean "chamois."

Practice

1 What does rebeco mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ trepa por las rocas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rebeco?

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